Medical gown

- Medline Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a medical gown illustrating our new design, with the medical gown in an untied configuration; and

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the medical gown with left and right flaps of the rear opening folded back to expose an unclaimed pocket disposed on an inner surface of the interior of the medical gown.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a medical gown illustrating our new design, with the medical gown in an untied configuration; and

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the medical gown with left and right flaps of the rear opening folded back to expose an unclaimed pocket disposed on an inner surface of the interior of the medical gown.

The dashed line between the neck and opening along the back of the gown is a perforation. All other broken lines represent unclaimed portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a medical gown, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D791434
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 20, 2013
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2017
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Inventor: Stephanie Pasko (Des Plaines, IL)
Primary Examiner: Brandon M Rosati
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Application Number: 29/467,623
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/720